Friday Flick: The Sorcerer’s Apprentice

I just saw “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” yesterday and I liked it but I don’t think it’ll make my Must Buy DVD list.


Without giving too much away (which I probably will), the plot revolves about, well, the initially reluctant sorcerer’s apprentice. Balthazar Blake (Nicholas Cage) is the sorcerer while Dave Stutler (Jake Cherry) is the nerdy looking apprentice who just loves physics.


Of course, there’s a love angle. And some fight scenes. Oh, and of course, a really cool chase scene (only because it involved mirrors). The movie was mostly funny, not really magical.
Oh, and plasma balls. I almost expected Ryu and Ken from Street Fighter to pop into the scene. Hadouken!


Anyway, the scene that I absolutely loved (but could still use some sort of improvement. What kind? I don’t know) is the Fantasia scene integrated into the movie. I think the movie paid homage to the original Disney sorcerer’s apprentice.


Here are the videos of the original Fantasia scene and the one in The Sorcerer’s Apprentice.

I personally would love to have some magic in me so I could do chores with ease. :)

Sucked In

I’ve been officially sucked in the world of vampires and werewolves. Only because of Ian Somerhalder.

The Vampire Diaries season 2 starts September 9 in the US and local channel ETC promises to match the US airing. That will probably start around September 16 here.

Anyway, here’s a video promo of The Vampire Diaries Season 2

I also find myself watching True Blood whenever it is on HBO.

@Charls, can I borrow your True Blood series please? Let me see what the fuss is all about. :)

Getting Sucked into the World of Vampires

What is it with all things vampiric? Ever since Stephenie Meyer let loose Edward, Bella and Jacob, we’ve become vampire-crazy. Yes, “we”, including me.

I’m not really into it. I found the Twilight series mildly entertaining. And since I’m such a sucker (yes, pun intended) for a series, I’ve bit into (sorry, I can’t help it) the whole thing, books and movies. And while I don’t really enjoy the whole franchise of Twilight, I find myself wanting more only because I have a compulsion to finish what I started. But I, for one, refuse to indulge into other vampire novels and movies. Except for The Vampire Diaries. And I blame my friend Angelo for getting me into it.

I don’t get what the fuss is about. It’s basically all the same thing. Twilight, True Blood and The Vampire Diaries all share things in common, namely:

• A big, pathetic love story, usually a love triangle
• Vampires in love with humans
• Werewolves
• Witches – oh wait, Twilight didn’t have them. I wonder why?

I’ve watched a couple of episodes of True Blood. I didn’t like it. What is the deal with the retractable fangs??

I recently spent 11 hours consecutively, from 3 AM to 2 PM, (effectively wasting my Monday morning. Good thing I didn’t have work and there were no commercial breaks) watching the remainder of Season 1 of The Vampire Diaries. And here’s my deal:

• Why do the halls of Mystic Falls High are always, always dimly lit even if classes are on-going? That is not at all safe for everyone.
• Why is it important for these small town folks to celebrate everything the Founding Families did? I get the 150th Anniversary celebration, but what about that dinner (the one where Stefan and Damon went to when it was held for the first time ever)? Why is this town so big on traditions?
• I love the reference to Twilight. Yes, Stephenie, why do vampires have to sparkle? That was sort of genius for LJ Smith to make them day walkers.

I have to stop watching or reading things part of a series. I just won’t get enough. Well, at least for the first three or four years.

My favorite part of TVD? IAN SOMERHALDER. Those eyes! Man! I could not tell what color they were. They sometimes appear to be bluish-gray or greenish gray. Very compelling eyes. Like he doesn’t need to be a vampire in order to compel other women (though I highly doubt it’ll work on straight men). But actions and facial expressions seemed a little gay-ish. I wonder if he is gay. I hope not. If it weren’t for him, I would’ve stopped watching the series after 3 hours.

So here’s a picture I got off the internet. You could just stare at his eyes all day.